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ATTACHMENT 1 Notes from Joint 1VXeeting between Carrboro, Chapel Hilt, Chatham County, Hillsborough, Orange County, and OWASA Topic: Jordan Lake as a Regional Water Source October l., 1.998 Ground Rules (Meeting Facilitator Peg Carlson,l<nstitute of Government) • Focus on interests, not positions • Stay focused • Test assumptions • Make statements and invite questions Presentation By Tom Fransen, North Carolina Aepartment Of Environmental And Natural Resources, bivision Of Water Resources What Are 'S'our Short- And Long-Term interests Xn Jordan Lake? C/rape! Hil! Interested in protecting water quality and preserving OWASA's access and allocation. No immediate need, but want to keep Jordan Lake as a future resource. Hillsborou~/r Want OWASA to keep options open in case we need water in the future (tong-term, not short- term)_ Chat/ram County We have both immediate and long term interests to meet our growing needs. We see current intake as a possibility and would like to use the OWASA intake location soon, if possible. We are at maximum capacity some days now, we want to create a partnership around this regional resource. Carrboro, We have no short-term water needs and may not have long-term needs_ We are interested in cooperating with Chatham County to meet emergency needs. Oran; a Courrty Interested in maintaining high water quality and working with others to accomplish this. We have maintained our allocation and are interested in protecting this allocation and making efficient use of the intake. OWASA Long-term interest in maintaining 10 MGD allocation and access to the land we own at Jordan Lake. We support the watershed study and are open to collaborating with neighboring utility providers, subject to local policy goals. We are interested in maintaining water quality as well. Question Posed By Chatham Countx • is there interest in OWASA working with Chatham County to develop an intake, even if Chatham needs it earlier than OWASA would otherwise?